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Sound linking 'an'

I'm having trouble catching people when they say 'an' quickly. Actually, I don't know how to correctly link it with other phonetics.
Such as:
I have an appointment.
Shoud it be pronunced as 'I h@va-na-ppointment' or 'I h@van appointment' or
'I h@vna-pointment'?

Another example:
Set up an account?
Should it be pronunced as 'set^p a na-ccount' or 'set^pan account' or 'set^pa na-account'?

Re: Sound linking 'an'

Originally Posted by ultrasuper

I'm having trouble catching people when they say 'an' quickly. Actually, I don't know how to correctly link it with other phonetics.
Such as:
I have an appointment.
Shoud it be pronunced as 'I h@va-na-ppointment' or 'I h@van appointment' or
'I h@vna-pointment'?

The truth is it may very well be possible to use any one of those three.

Originally Posted by ultrasuper

Another example:
Set up an account?
Should it be pronunced as 'set^p a na-ccount' or 'set^pan account' or 'set^pa na-account'?

Re: Sound linking 'an'

Thanks a lot.
I have another question. In this case, 'an' does not follow a consonant.
I've created you an account.
should it be pronunciated as 'I've crated you @n account' or 'I've created you a na-ccount' or 'I've crated you wa na-ccount'?